Deal Reached On Funding Government Through Sept

[FBaggins]

Source: Associated Press

Top Capitol Hill negotiators have reached a hard-won agreement on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through September.

Aides to lawmakers involved in the talks announced the agreement after weeks of negotiations. It's expected to be made public Sunday night.

The catchall spending bill would be the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to advance during President Donald Trump's presidency. It denies Trump a win on his oft-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but it gives him a $15 billion down payment on his request to strengthen the military.

The measure rejects White House proposals to cut popular programs such as funding medical research and community development grants. It adds $1.5 billion for border security.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-04-30-21-47-19

[elleng]

1. It denies Trump a win on his oft-promised wall,

rejects White House proposals to cut popular programs such as funding medical research and community development grants. It adds $1.5 billion for border security.

$15 billion down payment on his request to strengthen the military.

[hedda_foil]

13. The Dems seem to have given up virtually nothing to get a very good result.

Are some of the Rs actually backing off the crazy?

[elleng]

14. Hasn't been VOTED on yet.

[hedda_foil]

15. True enough.

[dubyadiprecession]

2. No repeal of Obamacare and no government shutdown...

while in control of all three branches of our government. The GOP is whipped now!

[William Seger]

17. And no cuts to Planned Parenthood or "sanctuary" city grants

GOP rolled over. This won't sit well with the Trump cult: Their "strongman" daddy figure is a weakling.

[rzemanfl]

3. What government? All I see is lies, tweets, more lies and a bunch of fucking

grifters.

[a kennedy]

5. and I agree so much with what you just said here.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Is this why Donnie Dipstick went nuts on twitter

this morning? Numb Nuts just got rolled by the Rethugs and he did not get the License Plat Number on the Bus that hit him.

[Turbineguy]

6. So, they figured out that with a majority

they would not be able to blame democrats? The GOP has a lot more smarts than we gave them credit for.

[cstanleytech]

10. Its only funding until Sept my bet is they intend to get their PR firm of Fox News

and other shit sites like Breitbart to help them out while they put out feelers to get more Repugnants on board for another crack at Obamacare and other major cuts to medicare and medicaid or in other words they havent changed and if we turn our backs on them for even a second they will knife us there.

[OldRedneck]

7. Goddam this is good news!!!

$15 billion to the Pentagon is not much.

Meanwhile -- keep Obamacare, keep CDBG and medical research -- and -- best of all: KILL THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has everyone seen the rumors of two federal grand juries being empaneled to hear evidence of:
-- money laundering from Russia mobster through the purchase of Trump condos, and,
-- violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act by members of the Trump mob?

[FBaggins]

9. It does seem that many are reading too much into this

It's just a temporary extension of largely existing funding. There aren't any permanent wins/losses in there.

[cstanleytech]

11. Exactly and you can bet the Repugants will keep their knives nice and sharp and ready for a

quick stab at every Americans back if they think they can get away with it and not get caught doing it.

[progressoid]

8. Ha! So the GOP controlled gov't couldn't manage to pass anything that donnie wanted.

Awwww...

[elleng]

12. Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September.

'Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on Sunday to fund the government through September, according to congressional aides from both parties, effectively ending suspense about the possibility of a government shutdown next weekend.

The agreement, which still must be voted on by lawmakers, includes increased funding for the military and for border security, according to two of the aides. It does not include funding for the wall that President Trump wants to build along the border with Mexico, the aides said.

Details of the agreement were not yet public on Sunday night.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/30/us/politics/bipartisan-agreement-reached-to-fund-government-through-september.html?

[nitpicker]

16. Link to The Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/331332-congress-has-deal-to-fund-government-through-september

[Recursion]

18. This is better than I had thought possible

No cuts to any entitlements
$1.5 Bn increase for border security but no barrier extension funds
No cuts to sanctuary cities
No cuts to Planned Parenthood
$2 Bn increase for NIH
$295 Mn for Puerto Rico
Increased renewable energy spending
Increased Pell grants
Funding goes through the end of the FY

The only thing the GOP seems to get is an extra $50 Bn in defense spending which is something Democrats kind of regularly support too.

[burnbaby]

19. it's good until September

before then ACA will be repealed and tax cut for the rich will be completed. Then he will defund PP and money to sanctuary cities and of course build that flippen wall

I don't trust them

[OliverQ]

20. What's to stop him using the $1.5 billion border security

to start construction of the wall instead?

[Recursion]

22. DHS has contracting officers who don't want to go to jail

The political appointees may whine about it but the actual career civil servants aren't going to do a bid cycle they know Congress hasn't approved.

[bluestarone]

21. Way to go DEMS but

I'm just hoping the Dems get the credit but i'm afraid the tRump people (as DUMB as they are won't see the light) will take credit for there man (just saying)